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Definition of STARLING

Starling
Starling Star"ling, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A California fish; the rock trout. 3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zo["o]l.) See Pastor.

Meaning of STARLING from wikipedia

- Starlings are small to medium-sized p****erine birds in the family Sturnidae, common name of Sturnid. The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus, which...
- The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling in North America and simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is...
- The Starling is a 2021 American comedy drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Matt Harris. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd...
- Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs (1988) and Hannibal (1999) by Thomas Harris. In the...
- Look up Starling or starling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Starling is a family of birds. The common starling is also colloquially referred to simply...
- The rosy starling (Pastor roseus) is a p****erine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae, also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor...
- Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the...
- The Starling principle holds that extracellular fluid movements between blood and tissues are determined by differences in hydrostatic pressure and colloid...
- Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling: HMS Starling (1801) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and wrecked...
- Meves's starling (Lamprotornis mevesii) or Meves's glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana,...